John Mellencamp and Meg Ryan split up

"It was the distance," a source reportedly told People. "She lives in New York and he resides in Indiana. It was the long distance that ultimately was the cause."

I blame Obama.

The 62-year-old singer apparently wouldn't move to New York for Ryan because they don't have cows and tractors there. And Ryan, 52, wouldn't move because, well, its Indiana and "Green Acres" was all just a big lie.

"I'm too sensitive to live there," Mellencamp told Rolling Stone in December. "I can't see poor people. I can't see the suffering. I can't see the trash on the streets. I'm not leaving Indiana. I'm going to die here."

Right. Just like the cows and tractors.

Actress Meg Ryan attends the "Countdown To Zero" Photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2010 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

The pair dated for three years after Mellencamp divorced Elaine Irwin.

People.com reports the "Sleepless in Seattle" actress is reuniting with Tom Hanks in new film "Ithaca," while Mellencamp is working on his 22nd album.

Article Comments

We reserve the right to remove any comment that violates our ground rules, is spammy, NSFW, defamatory, rude, reckless to the community, etc.

We expect everyone to be respectful of other commenters. It's fine to have differences of opinion, but there's no need to act like a jerk.

Use your own words (don't copy and paste from elsewhere), be honest and don't pretend to be someone (or something) you're not.

Our commenting section is self-policing, so if you see a comment that violates our ground rules, flag it (mouse over to the far right of the commenter's name until you see the flag symbol and click that), then we'll review it.